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Carpet depicting story of Joseph
Rug
Persian
Qajar
late 19th or 20th century
Object Place: Persia
Medium/Technique
Cotton warp and weft; wool pile
Dimensions
225 x 146 cm (88 9/16 x 57 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number51.2577
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPile weaving, senna knot. Cotton warp and weft, wool pile. Field: Story of Joseph in three parts. Top: four men in turbans and capes lead boy toward three buildings at rear. Center: man in building points to foreground; hunter with bow and arrow aims at spotted tiger on gazelle; three other animals. Bottom: two men with turbans and camels give money to three men in loin cloths; well, Persian script, tree, two animals. Inner border: Persian script and floral motifs. Three additional borders with flowering vines. Predomiate colors: blue, ecru; yellow, brown details. Short fringe.